Prompted by the recent deaths of 21 tourists in an attack on a museum in Tunis, EU Council President Donald Tusk travelled to Tunisia on Tuesday for security… 31/03 17:25 CET - Tags: European Union, Museum, Attack, Tunisia

Brits should be able to buy books more easily from Belgian retailers.
And Belgians should be able to watch their favour TV series on British websites.
The… 25/03 16:26 CET - Tags: European Union, Internet, Economy

Manufacturing in the eurozone has hit a 10-month high, and with services on a 46-month peak the economic indicators haven’t looked this good in four years… 24/03 17:11 CET - Tags: European Union, Eurozone, Economic growth

The EU’s transport chief says the bloc is failing in its goal to halve the number of road deaths by 2020, from their 2010 levels
Nearly 26,000 people died… 24/03 16:31 CET - Tags: European Union, Victims, Road safety, Road accident

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Madrid, as the pain of austerity continues to strike.
Those here are calling for more jobs and… 21/03 23:00 CET - Tags: European Union, Madrid, Protest, Spain, Austerity

Economic sanctions imposed on Russia will remain in place until a Ukraine peace deal is fully implemented, EU leaders have agreed at a summit in Brussels… 20/03 04:19 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia

Americans travelling to Europe are getting more bang for their buck, as the euro slides towards parity with the dollar.
The increased purchasing power for… 16/03 18:25 CET - Tags: Currency, Euro, European Union, Eurozone, USA, Tourism

Confusion reigns over the fate of Hungary’s nuclear deal with Russia, with reports from British newspaper the Financial Times that the EU has blocked the… 12/03 23:51 CET - Tags: European Union, EU-Russia, Hungary, Russia, Gas, Politics

Iceland has dropped its bid to become a member of the EU.
Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson said he had informed the current EU president Latvia as… 12/03 21:34 CET - Tags: European Union, Iceland

The European Parliament has backed a deal to cut costs for people who use debit and credit cards to shop.
EU officials want to cap the fees retailers pay to… 10/03 17:05 CET - Tags: Banking, EU Parliament, European Union

Exclusive: EU chiefs are being urged to be more transparent over how many of their former staff are working for firms receiving Brussels cash.
UKIP made the… 10/03 15:10 CET - Tags: European Union, Finance

The European Parliament has opened its own investigation into the Lux Leaks tax scandal.
The scandal erupted back in November after Jean-Claude Juncker had… 10/03 13:18 CET - Tags: European Union, Taxes, Law

The European Central Bank has begun bond buying with the aim of igniting inflation and growth.
The scheme, which is part of its quantative easing programme… 09/03 16:14 CET - Tags: ECB, European Union, Mario Draghi

“A major win for Britain,” that was British finance minister George Osborne’s reaction to a judgement by the European Union’s second-highest court.
It has… 04/03 13:32 CET - Tags: Banking, ECB, European Union, Eurozone, London, Finance

After the Charlie Hebdo attacks, EU officals have revived a proposal to collect air passenger data and share it across Europe.
British Conservative … 26/02 17:03 CET - Tags: European Union, Security, Brussels, Air safety

A nuclear power contract agreed between Hungary and Russia is being probed by EU officials.
Regulators said on Monday that they are examining the deal with… 23/02 14:23 CET - Tags: European Union, Hungary, Nuclear Energy, Russia

Many people in Athens have been speaking of their anxiety and concern as the Greek government formally requests a six-month extension to its eurozone load… 19/02 14:51 CET - Tags: ECB, European Union, Greece, Greek economy

Greece will today ask the eurozone to extend what it is calling a ‘loan agreement’ and European officials are calling a ‘bailout’.
Negotiations between the… 18/02 23:37 CET - Tags: European Union, Greece, IMF, Debt crisis

Hard line rhetoric has been echoing in Athens all to the backdrop of a financial clock which is ticking at a heightened pace towards what could be the biggest… 17/02 17:28 CET - Tags: Banking, ECB, European Union, Greece, Athens, Finance

Talks in Brussels between Greece and its eurozone creditors collapsed in disarray on Monday night but Athens says it is confident a deal can still be… 17/02 10:36 CET - Tags: European Union, Greece, IMF, Debt crisis

Despite the attempts to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine the EU has added another 19 individuals and nine organisations to its sanctions list.
The additions… 16/02 15:14 CET - Tags: European Union, EU-Russia, Russia, Crisis in Ukraine

With the conflict in eastern Ukraine very much the dominant theme at the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has made a fresh… 08/02 05:00 CET - Tags: European Union, EU-Russia, NATO, USA, Crisis in Ukraine

The new assembly of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) gathered on 12 February for the first time in its new five-year political term.
The 350 Co… 02/02 14:51 CET - Tags: EU Foreign Policy, European Union, Europe

Greeks have woken up to the fact that it is all change and Syriza is ready to play hardball with the country’s creditors following yesterday’s meeting with… 31/01 16:00 CET - Tags: Euro, European Union, Greece, Debt crisis, Greek debt

So what exactly did the head of the Eurogroup whisper to the new Greek finance minister after their first tense meeting in Athens, causing him to say… 30/01 22:23 CET - Tags: European Union, Eurozone, Greece, Greece politics

“We are determined to do what is necessary to keep Europe safe from the terrorist threat,” said British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Monday (January… 19/01 19:12 CET - Tags: Belgium, European Union, Security, Terrorism

The leader of France’s Front National has called for border controls to be reinstated in Europe.
Some internal EU border controls started to be abolished in… 13/01 14:21 CET - Tags: European Union, Security, Terrorism, Schengen Area

The disparity between the declines in crude oil prices and those at the petrol pump is under question in this edition of Utalk. Julie in the French city of… 09/01 06:08 CET - Tags: European Union, France, Oil market, Taxes

The euro continues to slide in value. It was down for a fifth day on Thursday, at a nine-year low against the dollar.
The slump comes as investors dump… 08/01 13:50 CET - Tags: Euro, European Union, Eurozone

The eurozone seems set for more weak growth this year as we learned that the region’s economy is barely expanding.
Surveys of thousands of companies show… 06/01 17:01 CET - Tags: European Union, Eurozone, Finance, European economy

New European Union rules come into force today that will affect coffee machines, air conditioning units, TVs, cookers and a host of other electrical… 01/01 17:34 CET - Tags: European Union, energy efficiency

EU co-founders Italy and three eastern European countries are among the worst at spending billions of infrastructure funds from Brussels, it can be… 19/12 17:57 CET - Tags: European Union, Italy, Romania, Corruption, Finance

In a landmark decision Europe’s top court has ruled that obese people can be considered as disabled.
The ruling has implications for employers, who may now… 19/12 12:51 CET - Tags: European Union, Obesity, Nutritional health

A difficult year for Russia’s economy including sanctions over the annexation of Crimea, which cut off top state-run companies and banks from Western capital… 19/12 12:33 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Ukraine

For the first time since the 2008 economic crisis, the central banks of the euro area and the United States headed in different directions in 2014 as the … 19/12 12:33 CET - Tags: ECB, European Union, Federal Reserve, USA

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced that Ukraine should aim to apply for EU membership in 2020.
He also hinted at joining Nato saying that… 17/12 16:46 CET - Tags: European Union, Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is to come off the EU’s blacklist of terror organisations.
That is not a political decision by the European Union… 17/12 15:17 CET - Tags: European Union, Terrorism, Hamas

Belgium has released a blueprint for major change in the country, outlining a raft of infrastructure projects seeking EU investment.
It’s all part of a… 16/12 22:00 CET - Tags: European Union, European economy, Investment

There has been outrage both within Turkey and internationally to the mass arrests of journalists, and broadcasters.
Along with street protests the EU has… 15/12 00:11 CET - Tags: European Union, Media, Turkey, Protest

The European Commission has finalised a wish list of nearly two thousands projects to be financed by a new investment plan.
The six hundred page document… 09/12 15:05 CET - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Investment

The EU’s executive paid out on Wednesday 500 million euros in financial aid to Ukraine, urging Kiev to push on with reforms.
The payment amounts to the… 03/12 16:50 CET - Tags: European Union, Kiev, Ukraine, Crisis in Ukraine

Lithuania counts the last month of its currency Litas before it switches to the euro on January 1. Banks have started to sell sets of euro coins while… 02/12 10:04 CET - Tags: Currency, European Union, Lithuania

A round of intensive political horse-trading is on the cards following Moldova’s parliamentary elections.
No party appears able to form a government… 01/12 06:21 CET - Tags: European Union, Moldova, Politics

Moldova goes to the polls on Sunday in what is being seen as a broad choice between closer ties with the EU or with Russia.
The similar identity crisis in… 30/11 08:04 CET - Tags: European Union, Moldova, Russia, German elections

Moldovans are heading to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary elections which pit pro-European parties against pro-Russian ones.
The former Soviet country’s… 30/11 01:49 CET - Tags: European Union, Moldova, Russia, General election

Paul from Dublin asked: “I run a small retail business, we sell goods directly to customers all over the EU. What are my obligations to my customers when it… 28/11 02:19 CET - Tags: Consumer Protection, European Union, Retail trade

MEPs have been reacting to the first papal address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday (November 25).
Pope Francis urged European leaders to… 25/11 21:58 CET - Tags: European Union, Pope Francis

After another record low turnout at the European elections earlier this year, Pope Francis delivered an address on Tuesday which was scathing in its criticism… 25/11 21:18 CET - Tags: European Union, Vatican, Pope Francis

The European Parliament is preparing to vote on a non-binding resoluton that will propose breaking up Google’s search engines from the rest of its businesses… 24/11 16:02 CET - Tags: European Union, Technology, Business, Google

The leader of the opposition, Labour’s Ed Miliband has promised that if is he is prime minister he will not risk British jobs by leaving Europe. Both he and… 10/11 18:57 CET - Tags: European Union, London, United Kingdom, David Cameron

Eastern European migrants to the UK are not a burden on the public purse, a new study has found.
Immigrants from the 10 countries that joined the EU in 2004… 05/11 12:36 CET - Tags: European Union, Immigration, United Kingdom

The European Commission has added its voice to the growing drumbeat of bad news about the European economic recovery with growth downgrades
for 2014… 04/11 18:12 CET - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, European economy

Russia, Ukraine and the European Union have signed a deal to resume vital Russian gas supplies to Ukraine in return for payments funded by Kyiv’s Western… 31/10 03:00 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Ukraine, Gas

Both Italy and France have backed off from a budget clash with the EU.
Rome and Paris say they’ll now make further savings, sparing both governments an… 28/10 17:39 CET - Tags: European Union, France, Italy, Finance

Malgorzata from Warsaw in Poland had a question for UTalk: “I would like to know what the EU is doing to support young people, especially those who are… 24/10 02:39 CET - Tags: European Union, Unemployment, Youth

European and Asian leaders are meeting in Milan for a two-day summit aimed at enhancing economic cooperation between the two regions.
Though talks on the… 16/10 18:13 CET - Tags: Asia, European Union, Italy, Milano, Summit

EU member states agreed last year to give the European Commission power to police national budgets.
France and Italy are already in the firing line, as one… 14/10 17:25 CET - Tags: EU Budget, European Union, Finance, European economy

The first EU-backed flight carrying humanitarian aid has set off for Sierra Leone.
EU officials announced on Tuesday that that would be three such flights… 10/10 19:08 CET - Tags: European Union, Health, Ebola virus

In this edition of Europe Weekly, Slovenia’s candidate stands down after howls of protest from MEPs; Kurdish protesters storm the European Parliament, and a… 10/10 19:08 CET - Tags: EU Parliament, European Union, Kurds

Our question this time on Utalk is from Benoit in the French city of Lyon.
“France’s first ‘Class Action’ was launched at the start of October. This… 10/10 11:28 CET - Tags: European Union, Trial, Justice

Former Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek has resigned as her country’s nominee for the next European Commission.
Her decision comes after a committee… 09/10 16:52 CET - Tags: EU Commission, European Union

Online bookstore Amazon faces an investigation into its tax affairs in Europe after EU officials announced on Tuesday that they will probe whether the US firm… 07/10 17:01 CET - Tags: European Union, Taxes, Amazon

The European Commission is expected to reject France’s 2015 budget in the coming days on the grounds that it does not fulfil deficit reduction obligations… 07/10 01:49 CET - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, France, French budget

Ukrainian and Russian officials have met in Berlin to discuss an EU-brokered deal in a payment row between the two sides.
Moscow turned the taps off three… 26/09 19:01 CET - Tags: European Union, IMF, Russia, Gas, Crisis in Ukraine

EU and Canadian officials are to mark the end of five years of free trade negotiations this week.
They will meet in Ottawa on Friday to put the finishing… 25/09 17:26 CET - Tags: Canada, European Union, Trade unions

It’s the conflict in the Middle East that many have already forgotten.
But more than 100,000 Palestinians have been left homeless by the fifty days of… 23/09 18:50 CET - Tags: European Union, Humanitarian aid, The Gaza Strip

They say that love knows no borders, now an EU study appears to show just how true that is.
New figures show nearly one in four former Erasmus students met… 22/09 17:35 CET - Tags: European Union, Education, Student

Reactions have been mixed in Ukraine and elsewhere to the government’s ratification of its association deal with the EU.
Some are saying too high a price… 17/09 13:19 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Ukraine

EU countries are being pushed to do more to tackle the latest outbreak of Ebola in Africa, where more than 2,400 people have died.
Having already promised… 15/09 17:16 CET - Tags: Africa, European Union, Health, WHO, Disease, Ebola virus

After the annexation of Crimea in March, the European Union has tried to influence Moscow with measures that it hopes will bring “heavy costs” to bear on its… 15/09 10:41 CET - Tags: European Union, EU-Russia, Russia

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has opened the Yalta European Strategy meeting in the capital Kyiv as the traditional venue, the Livadia Palace in Yalta… 12/09 10:10 CET - Tags: European Union, Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko

EU envoys are to meet again today on when to implement new sanctions against Russia over its military involvement in Ukraine. Some members want more time to… 11/09 02:18 CET - Tags: European Union, EU-Russia, Ukraine, Crisis in Ukraine

EU ambassadors are still mulling whether to slap sanctions on Russia.
They had been set to take effect on Tuesday, but some member states wanted to know how… 08/09 17:01 CET - Tags: European Union, Oil market, Russia, Crisis in Ukraine

The escalation in tit-for-tat sanctions between the European Union and Russia is raising fears of a damaging trade war.
The EU is Russia’s largest trading… 26/08 17:08 CET - Tags: European Union, EU-Russia, Russia, Moscow, Embargo, Food

EU foreign ministers have agreed individual member states can send arms to Kurds fighting Islamic State militants in the north of Iraq.
France and the … 15/08 20:16 CET - Tags: European Union, Iraq, Ukraine, Catherine Ashton

A U-turn at the Russian border may be the only choice for truckers delivering produce from the European Union, after Moscow banned imports of most food from… 08/08 07:15 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, USA, Import, Embargo

In this edition of Europe Weekly, we take a look back at what has been making headlines over the past seven days.
The 28 member states finally take economic… 04/08 12:16 CET - Tags: European Union, EU-Russia, Russia, Vladimir Putin

The long campaign for improved maternity leave rights in Europe is the subject of this edition of U-talk.
The question is from Sophie in Amsterdam: “Nearly… 01/08 00:39 CET - Tags: European Union, Maternity

Switzerland may vote again on ties with the European Union.
The non-EU nation borders four EU member states. Swiss voters in February approved a referendum… 31/07 23:03 CET - Tags: European Union, Immigration, Switzerland, Referendum

The US has expanded sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine.
It follows agreement by European leaders to slap on their own new economic restrictions… 30/07 02:20 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Ukraine, USA, Crisis in Ukraine

An EU probe has found that senior members of the Kosovo Liberation Army committed crimes against humanity, its lead investigator said on Tuesday.
Clint… 29/07 15:42 CET - Tags: European Union, Trafficking, Kosovo, Brussels, Inquiry

It’s not easy for aspiring European SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) to access the funding they need, especially in the early stages. But there are… 25/07 11:19 CET - Tags: European Union, Poland, Economy, Business, Investment

Access to parking spaces for people with disabilities is the subject of this edition of U-talk.
Our question comes from Igor in Ljubljiana: “I am planning… 25/07 01:59 CET - Tags: European Union, Disability, Cars

Britain should leave the European Union within two years if it cannot renegotiate its membership, says the new Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond.
“If there… 21/07 11:41 CET - Tags: European Union, Referendum, British politics

Top officials from Ukraine, Russia and the European Union have met as Moscow seeks reassurance that its economy will not be damaged by the recently-signed… 11/07 22:01 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine, Moscow

Banks in the European Union should stop offering customer accounts in virtual currencies like bitcoins until regulatory safeguards are in place. That is the… 04/07 14:43 CET - Tags: Banking, Currency, European Union, Internet

Anna from Prague, Czech Republic asked: “I heard that a new EU regulation extending the rights of European consumers has come into force. How are we better… 04/07 02:29 CET - Tags: Consumer Protection, European Union

Members of Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement have voted to form an alliance with UKIP’s Nigel Farage in the European Parliament.
Seventy-eight percent of… 13/06 18:30 CET - Tags: EU Parliament, European Union, European politics

On June 17th 2014, euronews broadcast the European Inventor Award ceremony and you can now watch the complete event above.
As one of the most prestigious… 13/06 13:12 CET - Tags: European Union, Awards, New technologies

The world’s largest Internet search engine, which processes more than 90 percent of all Web searches in Europe, said on Thursday that it has made available a… 30/05 11:16 CET - Tags: Consumer Protection, European Union, Internet, Google

In this edition of U-talk our question comes from Mary in Dublin. She asked: “The idea of an unconditional basic income is not new. But the economic crisis… 16/05 02:57 CET - Tags: European Union, Poverty

European Union foreign ministers have stepped up sanctions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Two Crimean companies and thirteen individuals have been added to… 12/05 15:04 CET - Tags: European Union, Ukraine, Crisis in Ukraine

Trade and the situation in Ukraine were at the top of the agenda during the 22nd EU-Japan Summit.
Both parties called on Russia to avoid aggravating the… 07/05 16:11 CET - Tags: European Union, Japan, Russia

Paying for mobile phone accounts is becoming easier and quicker thanks to developments in the sector. In this edition of U-talk we look at consumers’ security… 02/05 02:39 CET - Tags: Banking, European Union, Security

A decade ago the EU took a great leap forward, or rather eastward, when ten mostly former Soviet countries joined the Union.
That’s the question in this… 25/04 13:51 CET - Tags: EU Enlargement, European Union, European politics

The European Union has come under serious criticism in a report by the anti-corruption group, Transparency International.
The organisation’s investigation… 24/04 16:48 CET - Tags: European Union, Corruption

The foreign ministers of France and Germany have said the EU would be ready to sign an association agreement with Moldova this summer.
Laurent Fabius and… 23/04 23:58 CET - Tags: European Union, France, Moldova, Diplomatic mission

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, visiting the war graves of KLA fighters in the capital, Pristina, has said he will call parliament to vote on the… 18/04 21:09 CET - Tags: European Union, War, Kosovo

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has seemingly mocked UKIP for choosing not to align itself with her party.
Le Pen, in an interview with the BBC … 18/04 15:53 CET - Tags: European Union, United Kingdom, Marine Le Pen

Armoured personnel carriers have rolled into the eastern Ukraine city of Slavyansk. Ukraine deserters or soldiers of the Russian army? The facts of what is… 16/04 14:56 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Military, Crisis in Ukraine

In parts of Donetsk city centre a concentration of pre-Russian activists have gathered around the occupied public buildings.
Signs proclaim a stark message… 15/04 18:45 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Donetsk, Crisis in Ukraine

Long-term unemloyment is at record levels in the European Union with nearly half of those out of work jobless for more than a year, new figures reveal.
Of… 15/04 17:51 CET - Tags: European Union, Unemployment

German industry will still be exempt from bearing most of the costs of the country’s switch to renewable energy under a deal with the EU.
Germany has a law… 09/04 19:16 CET - Tags: EU Commission, European Union, Renewable energies

How to maintain good air quality is the subject of this edition of U Talk. Caroline in Paris asks:
“France has decided to rely on odd and even number plates… 04/04 02:22 CET - Tags: European Union, Cars

Tackling the year-long conflict in Central African Republic was one of the top priorities for leaders at the fourth-ever EU-Africa summit that opened on… 02/04 18:09 CET - Tags: Africa, EU Summit, European Union

A human tide washes over European shores every year, with only a few would-be migrants surviving the dangerous journey to what they hope will be a world of… 31/03 15:14 CET - Tags: Africa, European Union, Death, Illegal immigration

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday became the first-ever leader of his country to visit the EU headquarters that looked to strengthen trade ties between… 31/03 14:48 CET - Tags: European Union, China, Summit, Xi Jinping

On this edition of U Talk we look at how the European Small Claims Procedure works.
Pierre from Lille contacted us with this question: “I have a business in… 28/03 02:17 CET - Tags: European Union, Justice

There are around 503 million people living in Europe and 70 percent of them, 350 millions, live in towns and cities with populations of over 5,000. So we’re… 25/03 11:38 CET - Tags: European Union, Poland, Economy, Public transport

European Union leaders in Brussels have signed a landmark association agreement with Ukraine to ensure closer relations between the two.
This show of… 21/03 19:46 CET - Tags: European Union, Ukraine, Crisis in Ukraine

Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has attacked one of his key rivals in the race to become the next president of the European Commission.
Left-leaning… 21/03 17:15 CET - Tags: European Union, Greece, Greece politics, Crimea

The focus of this edition of U-Talk is mobility and access issues for disabled people in the EU. Sophie in Paris asks: “France recently announced the… 21/03 12:08 CET - Tags: European Union, Disability

EU leaders will meet to decide their next move after Russia annexed Crimea earlier this week, which one top European diplomat on Wednesday called “the most… 19/03 19:44 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Economy

EU leaders will meet again in Brussels on Thursday with a view to enacting tougher sanctions against Russia over its annexation of Crimea.
German Chancellor… 18/03 18:50 CET - Tags: European Union, Oil market, Russia, energy efficiency

New York’s 9/11/2001, Madrid’s 11/3/2004, London’s 7/7/2005: they are dates that live in infamy…terrorism attacks that defined a decade.
New York, Madrid… 11/03 19:36 CET - Tags: European Union, Terrorism, New York, Madrid, Europe

Russia’s ambassador to the EU has hit out at Brussels for ‘systemic blunders’ over its handling of the crisis in Ukraine.
Vladimir Chizhov, in an interview… 06/03 21:27 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Ukraine, Crisis in Ukraine

Question: Paul in Brussels “A group of EU countries (1) are working on the introduction of a European tax on financial transactions. A first version could… 28/02 04:20 CET - Tags: European Union, Taxes, Stock exchange transaction

The decision of Swiss voters on Sunday to urge their government to bring in measures to limit the number of EU migrants has set Bern on a collision course… 10/02 22:06 CET - Tags: European Union, Immigration, Switzerland, Referendum

In this edition of Reporter euronews is in Moldova. Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, this former Soviet republic is facing a choice between furthering… 07/02 12:04 CET - Tags: European Union, Moldova, Russia, Gas, Russian politics

We’re talking tax in this edition of Utalk. Petar in Sofia asks: “I am a small business owner in Bulgaria, providing both goods and services to customers. … 31/01 06:31 CET - Tags: European Union, Taxes, Business

Internet giant Google is close to reaching an agreement with the European Commission (EC) over competition concerns.
The commission said the US firm may… 29/01 13:02 CET - Tags: European Union, Business, Google

The electronic cigarette has revolutionised smoking habits in Europe and around the world, with more and more tobacco users turning to it for what they… 24/01 11:32 CET - Tags: European Union, France, Health, Tobacco Industry

There was a convivial atmosphere as European dignitaries gathered in Athens to formally kick off the Greek presidency of the European Union. But 2014 looks… 09/01 07:08 CET - Tags: EU Presidency, European Union, Greece

He was the surprise winner of Luxembourg’s elections in October. Xavier Bettel – 40 years old, the centre-right former mayor of Luxembourg City – formed an… 20/12 20:06 CET - Tags: EU Summit, European Union, Luxembourg

While a lot has been made of the rights of passengers in air travel, less is known about the situation for those undertaking coach journeys across Europe… 20/12 12:39 CET - Tags: Consumer Protection, European Union, Transport

Main elements of deal on EU tobacco controls
Health warning
Graphic picture and text warnings will have to cover 65 percent of the front and back of… 18/12 12:01 CET - Tags: European Union, Health, Smoking ban

The Greens MEP Tarja Cronberg is leading a European Parliament delegation to Iran on Thursday, following the recent partial international nuclear deal.
The… 12/12 14:49 CET - Tags: EU-Iran, European Union, Iran

As an increasing number of European countries introduce anti-bullying programmes in their schools, there is increasing debate about what is the most effective… 09/12 11:15 CET - Tags: European Union, Education, Protection of children

In a dangerous world the European Union needs to defend itself, but should security be paramount and privacy an unaffordable luxury? Are the spymasters out of… 06/12 11:35 CET - Tags: European Union, Internet, Security, Terrorism

Question from Marie in Marseille, France: “The Erasmus programme almost disappeared last year because of a lack of finance. A new version of the European… 06/12 05:15 CET - Tags: European Union, Education

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych attended the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, still saying his country is not interested in joining… 29/11 20:25 CET - Tags: European Union, EU-Russia, Russia

It is great for some, but for others the building of a new Europe is no cause for celebration. Amid increasing talk of a disconnect between Europe and its… 11/11 10:52 CET - Tags: European Union, Malta, European politics

Officials within the European Union know they have a serious problem on their hands: how to get people more interested in the bloc and take part in shaping… 11/11 10:50 CET - Tags: European Union, European politics

The biggest rally in Moldova since independence was declared in 1991 took place in the capital Chisinau on Sunday. Organisers estimated that more than 100,000… 04/11 17:02 CET - Tags: European Union, Moldova

How small is small? That is a question many European lawmakers are asking as they try to ensure that civil procedures aimed at helping people recover money… 28/10 11:03 CET - Tags: Consumer Protection, European Union, Justice

The scandal over allegations of the US spying on European leaders has overshadowed the EU summit, in Brussels. France and Germany have united in their… 26/10 09:35 CET - Tags: European Union, Immigration

As Single Market Month draws to a close, European Commissioner Michel Barnier took part in a one-hour public debate with European citizens.
During the… 25/10 22:07 CET - Tags: European Union, European markets, Michel Barnier

How does a deeply divided European Union manage the migration of the Roma as some member states move to send them home?
In this edition of the Network, at… 22/10 11:46 CET - Tags: European Union, Roma integration

It is no secret that Britons are apprehensive when it comes to learning languages – perhaps the reason that English is widely spoken around the world suits… 18/10 18:50 CET - Tags: European Union, Education, London, Languages, English

We all know food plays a key part in our well being, and starting at a young age with the right nutrition helps lay solid foundations for healthy… 14/10 11:04 CET - Tags: European Union, Health, Nutritional health, Food

A drive to create the world’s largest free trade zone could take up to three years, it’s been claimed.
European commissioner Michael Barnier, in an… 09/10 15:54 CET - Tags: European Union, Economy, Michel Barnier

Romano Prodi, former president of the European Commission and ex Italian prime minister, recently attended a conference on new challenges faced by the… 04/10 18:46 CET - Tags: European Union, Italy, Economic crisis

In this edition of Utalk, Martin from the Czech Republic posed this dilemma to euronews: “I am from the Czech Republic and am actively looking for a job in… 27/09 04:16 CET - Tags: European Union, Taxes, Unemployment

A potential springboard for future development of relations between Ukraine and the European Union is approaching. At the end of November, at a summit in… 20/09 22:07 CET - Tags: European Union, Russia, Ukraine, EU-Ukraine 2013

In this edition of Utalk, Daniel from Portugal asks: “How can we increase austerity measures to solve the crisis without sacrificing the middle class and the… 20/09 04:07 CET - Tags: European Union, Portugal, Economic crisis

Albania should join the European Union “within the next ten years”, PM Edi Rama said in an interview broadcast on euronews on Wednesday.
Rama was in… 18/09 18:23 CET - Tags: Albania, European Union, Brussels, Albania politics

On Thursday September 12, a panel of netizens were given the opportunity to ask European Commission President José Manuel Barroso a question during a Google… 18/09 12:53 CET - Tags: European Union, José Manuel Barroso

A new European directive on the rights of suspects to have access to a lawyer from the very early stages of being taken into custody is expected to be… 16/09 10:43 CET - Tags: European Union, Human Rights, Arrest, Justice, Police